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RESULTS
The predominant
are
60
CO
1 -,
.J
7
55Fe
*
The
ed~.blc portions
the
following
137CS
from Nan
90
crab
clam
maximum
near
radionuclides
from undetectable
dry
in the muscle
tissues
in the hepatopancreas
dry
in muscle
in
amounts
to
of a curlew
detectable
of a coconut
pCi/g
the
same
in the
species
liver
tissue
of a giant
differ
of ten.
in individual
by
of an ulua.
of a radionuclide
at the
of radionuclides
often
by a factor
dry
concentration
amounts
values
and mantle
1.
in the
from
radionuclides
dry
Bikini
Fe – 40,900
and maximum
same
are present,
factors
The values
samples
islet
in the
is wide.
the minim~
of four or five
and
for concentration
are given
in Tables
of
1
19.
Dry weights
the true water
The
range
mainly
I.
Co – 219 pCi/g
same tissue
through
of these
contain
values:
Sr – 204 pCi/g
sometimes
orcjanisms
organisms
I.
The range
When
concentrations
2260 pCi/g
taken
55
in the terrestrial
the marine
of organisms
from Bikini
60
DISCITSSION
radionuclides
!)Osr
1 whereas
Cs and
ai~d
AND
average
a wet-weight
were
content
used
of some
concentrations
basis
for the basic
smples
calculations
i.s difficult
of radionuclides
for convenience
were
because
to determine.
converted
to
..
in calculating
daily intake